Dwayne Johnson, who plays Maui in the Moana franchise, recently teased his daughter’s inclusion in the Disney sequel.
According to Coming Soon, “The Rock” hinted at this news by hopping on X, formerly known as Twitter, and posting a video of him and his daughters Jasmine and Tiana. In the footage, the wrestler-turned-actor’s little ones can be seen recording lines as “Moana-Be’s.” For now, their characters in the film are undisclosed. One thing is for sure, though! His kids seem to be fans of the protagonist.
“Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical Moana 2 takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui, and a brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers,” the official logline reads.
In Moana 2, Moana travels into the dangerous, long-lost waters of Oceania after receiving an abrupt call from her ancestors.
Moana 2 was initially planned to be a Disney series. Yet after seeing the stunning animation and graphics, Disney opted to release it as a full-length theatrical film instead. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Disney’s Chief of Animation, Jennifer Lee, discussed the teams’ earlier discussions to turn Moana 2 into a streaming series despite the film already being in production.
“We constantly screen [our projects], even in drawing [phase] with sketches,” Lee stated. “It was getting bigger and bigger and more epic, and we really wanted to see it on the big screen. It creatively evolved, and it felt like an organic thing.”
Moana stars Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson, who will reprise their roles as Moana and Maui in the second installment. The first film, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, amassed over $600 million at the box office and earned two Oscar nominations, including Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.
Moana 2 hits theaters on November 27.
